Planes of Fame Air Museum

About 8 month(s) ago by Ayres Hotels

The Planes of Fame Air Museum is a "living history" museum. Here, the collection of aircrafts are not only preserved, but are also kept flying. In order to keep the aircrafts still shown to the public, the war birds are flown regularly. They partake in air shows, military base open houses, various events, and are even used in the making of television programs motion pictures.

Some of the many aircrafts in the Chino, California location include:

(Manufacturer – Common Name – Model)

Bristol – Brisfit – F.2b

Fieseler – Storch – Fi 156C

Heinkel – WWII German Fighter – He 100D-1

Heinkel – Volksjager – He 162A-1

Horten – Flying Wing Glider – H.IV

Mitsubishi – Raiden – J2M3

Mitsubishi – Shusui – J8M1

Messerschmitt – Komet – Me 163

Aichi – VAL – D3A2

North American – Mustang – P-51A

Mitsubishi – Zero/Reisen/Zeke – A6M5

Laister-Kauffman – Yankee Doodle – TG-4A/LK-10A

Fokker – Dreidecker/Triplane – DR.I

Curtiss – Warhawk – P-40N

Sopwith – Sopwith Pup Pup

Yakovlev – MAX (Nato) – Yak-18

Boeing – Flying Fortress – B-17G

Douglas – Skytrain (C-47) – DC-3

Pitts – Pitts Double Take – S-2B

Lockheed – Starfighter – F-104G

WSK-Mielec – Fresco (NATO) – LIM-5

North American – Sabre – F-86F

Folland – Gnat Mk. 1 – Fo.141

Canadair – Shooting Star – CT-133

DeHavilland – Vampire – DH.100 Mk. VI

Wright – Wright Flyer – 1903 Flyer

Hanriot – Scout – HD.1

Canadair – Sabre – QF-86H

Cessna – Bird Dog – O-1E/L-19

Boeing – Boeing Fighter – P-12E/F4B-1

Boeing – Peashooter – P-26A

Seversky – Guardsman – AT-12

Cessna – Skylane – 182D

Douglas – Skyhawk – A-4L

Lockheed – Lodestar – C-60

Douglas – Skyrocket – D-558-II

North American – Super Sabre – QF-100D

Republic – Thunderstreak – F-84F

Grumman – Panther – F9F-5P

Boeing – Boeing Fighter – FB-5

North American – Fury – FJ-3

Hispano – Buchon – HA-1112-M1L

Lockheed – Lodestar – L-18

Gloster Meteor – Meteor – Mk. 4

Mikoyan-Gurevich – Fishbed – MiG-21R

PZL-Mielec – Iskra – TS-11

Stinson – Sentinel – L-5G

North American – Observation Plane – O-47A

Bell – Airacobra – P-39N

Lockheed – Shooting Star –P-80A

Curtiss – Schneider Trophy Racer – R3C-2

Republic – Thunderflash – RF-84K

North American – Buckeye – T-2A

Beech – Expeditor – UC-45

Bell – Supersonic X-Plane – X-2

Boeing – Superfortress – B-50A

Lockheed – Lightning – P-38J

Culver – Cadet – PQ-14B

North American – Texan – SNJ-5

The Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Chino, California location is open everyday of the week. From Sunday to Friday, the operating hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. And on Saturdays, the museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ayres Hotel Chino Hills is about a twelve-minute drive to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in California.